npm #

npm manages Node.js packages.

• npm init

  Initializes a project and creates a package.json file through interactive prompts.

  • npm init --yes (-y)

    Skips the questionnaire and creates a package.json file with default values.

• npm install (i)

  Installs packages listed in the package.json file.

  • npm install (i) <package-names>

    Installs the specified packages into the dependencies section.

  • npm install (i) --save-dev (-D) <package-names>

    Installs the specified packages into the devDependencies section.

  • npm install (i) --global (-g) <package-names>

    Installs the specified packages globally.

• npm list (ls)

  Lists all installed packages.

  • npm list (ls) <package-names>

    Lists installed packages related to the specified packages.

• npm uninstall (un) <package-names>

  Uninstalls the specified packages.

• npm run

  Lists the scripts section.

  • npm run <script-name>

    Runs the specified script.

• npm root

  Shows the absolute path to the local node_modules folder.